Yesterday (August 14) was Tanabata Valentine's Day, and Kai Kai Jia Jia happened to "upgrade" to be a parent on the same day and gave birth to the first baby panda!
The baby giant panda weighed 200 grams when it was born, the gender has not yet been determined, and the baby cannot meet with the public for the time being.
Kai Kai and Jia Jia are two giant pandas that China has leased to Singapore for a period of 10 years, and this year has reached its ninth year.
In 2015, two giant pandas mated for the first time, but six attempts of natural mating and artificial insemination were unsuccessful, and the seventh attempt in April this year was finally successful.
The baby pandas born while living in Singapore belong to China and must return to China at the age of two.
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On September 6, 2012, Kai Kai and another giant panda, Jia Jia, began to live in Singapore, according to the agreement between the Chinese and Singaporean governments, they will settle in Singapore for 10 years.
This is the long-term residence permit for Kai Kai and Jia Jia, and Singapore especially hopes that they will be able to give birth to small babies and reproduce smoothly during the Poe period.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sent a congratulatory message congratulating Kai Kai Jia as a parent
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong posted on Facebook today (August 15), "I am delighted that Kai Kai and Jia Jia were able to successfully give birth to a healthy baby panda at Singapore Zoo! ”
He wrote in the post: "Breeding is known to be very difficult for captive pandas, who only have a mating period once a year. This is also the seventh attempt by Kai Kai and Jia Jia. ”
Prime Minister Lee also praised the credit of the breeders of the Singapore Wildlife Conservation Group. "Their keepers have accomplished this difficult and rare task, they have failed before, but they are still persevering, so they deserve praise."